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Susie Burpee in her own work The Spinster’s Almanac / Photo by Deborah Hickey

Susie Burpee: The Contours of Characer by Megan Andrews | The Dance Current

"As an interpreter, this work is sometimes terrifying, and always illuminating. My favourite moments in performance are those moments when there is a surprising and unexpected turn of events, when it seems as if the whole work might suddenly crash and burn and the character is forced to make a brave behavioural choice while the audience sits in witness. These moments are one-of-a-kind and significant in their ephemeral nature. They reveal so much about the character, and always, something illuminating emerges out of the beautiful wreckage of the moment."